Valve for flowing wells



Dec. 10, 1935. F. v. BARYCZ VALVE FOR FLOWING WELLS Filed July 11, 1952Patented Dec. 10, 1935 UNITED STATES.

PAT T OFFICE V. Baryon, Los 'Angeles, 7 Application July 11, 1932,Serial llo. 621,950-

My invention relates to valves for flowing wells, and more particularlytovalves of such construction, whereby the fluids emanating from saidwells, which are generally under pressure, may

5 be quickly shut off andthus preventing fires or loss of fluid, as itmaybe in instances where the oil well is being brought in.

It, accordingly, is an object of my invention to provide said valve ofsuch construction and have 10 ing the locking means positioned thereon,in such a manner, so that, when the oil 'well is about to come in,the-said valve may beeas'ily and quickly closed over the well casing andthus allowing the 1 v e n I connected thereto, which is'for the purposeof workmen drilling said'well, to connectv to the 15 said valve acontrolling device, which is used for diverting the fluid from said wellinto the tanks. 3 A further object of .lmy invention is to provide saidvalve with valve closing means', so that, saidvalve may be easily closedover the casing, 20 irrespective of the fluid pressure which may becreated within said well while it is coming in. 7

Another object of -my invention is to provide said. valve of suchconstruction whereby. it may be easily manufactured and, assembled inthe 25 field by unskilled labor. 7 The further objects and advantages ofmy inventionas will hereinafter more. fully appearr I attain by theconstruction described in the specification and illustrated on the.drawing, 30 forming a part of my application. Reference is had to theaccompanying drawing, in which the similar reference characters denotethe similar parts:

In the drawing: e 35 Fig. 1 is a transverse cross-sectional view of myinvention,'showing the valve closed over the well casing, taken on theline l'-i, of the Fig.2.

Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional view; of my invention, taken on the line2--2, of the Fig. l. 40 Fig. 3 is the. top view thereof,-taken in thedirection of thearrow 3, of the Fig. 1. n

Fig. 4 is the enlargedtop view, in modified form. V

Fig. 5 is the cross-sectional view of vmy inven- 45 tion in modifiedform, taken onthe line 5-5, of

theFig.4.

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view thereof, taken on the line 6-5, ofthe Fig. 4. 5 Fig. 7- shows the automatic locking device for 5 saidvalve. r

Fig. 8 is the automatic locking device for said valve, shown in modifiedform.

Describing my inventionmore in detail, said invention comprises a baseplate 2, mounted upon 55 a frame structure 4, having the closing plate 8slidably associated therewith, which is operated by'mechanism8,'positioned as shown.

, Said base plate 2, is connected to a casing extension Hl, which isscrewed to the well casing l2,,and for'the purpose of relieving thefluid pressures, I have provided said extension III with a'byfpassoutlet l4 which may be connected to the outlet pipe I 5, (shownin dotted lines).

The base plate 2 has an opening I6, which is provided with a recess l8,adapted to receive a 10 plug ,ZBQhaving a nipple 22 screwed therein toreceive the delivery pipe 24.

The closing plate 5 has a controlling valve 28 controlling andidive'rting' 'the fluid emanating from said well, andyto, controltheposition of said closing plate '6 over the base plate 2, by means ofthe said mechanism 8 I have provided said plate 6' with a yoke extension28,*'having a lever 30 heldin place'by means of a pin 32, which extendsto the conventional fulcrum 34 -connected to the frame 4, andhavingthelink rod 36' extended rearwardly'to the operating handle 38, which ispivotally associated as at 40 with an extension bracket 42, as shown.

. For the purpose of locking the closing plate 6 over the base plate2,*I have provided therefor the said plate Bfwith tapered sides 44 thefront section 46 having a semi-circular tapered section '48, and therear section 50"is"provided with a tapered lip plate 52, which is heldin position by means of bolts 54, as shown.

The base plate2, is provided witha semi-circular rear locking section 55having side grooves ,56, adapted to receivethe side guiding bars 58,

held'therein by meansof bolts 59, see Figs. 2 and 3, andwhich'are'mounted upon said structure 4 andupon which I have providedholding bars 60, bolted thereto by means of bolts 52, also,

the front forward section 64 is provided with a tapered front lockingplate 66 held in place by means of bolts, see Figs. 1 and 3.

In the Figs. 4 and 5, I have shown my invention in mcdifiedfor'mwhereinthe casing I2' is screwed into the baseplate' 2f,havingthe top-M theforward section'64'. equipped with a tapered ,locki'ng plate 66' whichis held in place by means of bolts'68', and, the rear section Ill isprovided with a detachable taperedplatesection 12, which is held inplace by means of bolts 14; the closing plate. 6' equipped with thecontrolling valve 26' is, provided with a detachable tapered platesection 16, held inplace by means of bolts 18, also, having therearsection 50' provided at its bottom with a tapered lip plate 52- which isheld in 8". v ns .at s ni scarie zi r ll waid direction t t re l k ng b1te iconnected ae i Said place by means'of bolts SILthus causing saidbase 7 plate 2 and the said closing plate 6' to .be held and locked inplace, as shown.

In theiFig. 6, I have shown the plate sliding arrangement, wherein thebase plate 2' is equipped with-the side guide 80', held thereon by meansof b0lt 62', and which is adapted to receive a detachable'taperedsection 82, held in place by means of bolts, within a groove 56' of theplate 82,; t

In the Fig; 7, r structior'i to Fig. 3, I have'shown the" operatingmechanism 8', wherein the locking of the plate} 6 over the base plate 2'is efiected, by means of: a mm of gears 86 meshed with a rack fll, whichis substantially connected with said platei'; the

said gears 86 are operated by means tof 'a' seg'-'{ ment 90, connectedto a linl rill vvhich -i s p ivot-, ally associated with a link rod '94-attached to a pivotally operating handle 96, so that, awhemneta plate ifis moved forward betweenthe sides 14*- into closing position thetaperedsection;8, wi11' engage the front section" 4 6 jby meansof jithe'tapered surface 85 andthe 'reai r s'ectign 5 0 engage, the rear lockingsection 55"by' means of the tapered'surface, 81 as fshowjn.

The Fig- 8. disclosesgtheioperating me plate-if";

ack i h is? qiinet e f l plate 98, which is pivotally positioned as atp;

upon the bracketllll, ghatinglthe driving gearJM positionedvas shown,and-Wh ch is u ped wi h? J l 16,} and n trnqtneppewg; tilt adapted toreceivethe operatinghandle ,In operation, .the. 51am Siis' nemzni 'pi 9means of. the tapered sides M and 'wlienjit' isj'in tendedfto close,orcap the wellfcasingltli'e said plate. 6 is gr eved, into; place"; by.fmans'i of the m a m- 8:an l lfil her h a sipi ths ,ciroularly taperedsection 48 andtapered lip plate 2 so h t; it id s ft fier a n iy qc inplace the closing-plate 6] and the/base plat'lgi. I have provided forthatpulrp ei locl ring means in he 0mm; a t -CUP iaishbw i ia: F g-" 1whereby, a positiveicolntrol of the .'va lve {may be [had atalltimes',1sothat'tliefliiid il'ow fromis'aid well maybecontrolledl', 50

- great particularity, "it ewill jbe noted'tliat the-same may bemodified throughout ja'"wid'ei range 1, ac-

While 1 havetfius', (resented ii iifiteiit dirv iith eordingly, doinotpropose gto'be limited ame exact-details: of constructien shown anddescribed, but reserve the rights in practice'tomahe any othermodifications and changes that rmy I-claim as myi'nventio l 1.I n the'valves of 'theff'charac terfdescribed, comprising aba'se' plate andavaivelockingplate; saidbasef plate having its] front; end provided 7with fa locking section, "tapering downwardly ijrom its surfaceand;angularly'itoward'the rear of the said base plate, a ai,in'gsplates' connected; q V of; the said pasieipm hiavihgf'its' taperedsides sposition'edf'in I juxtaposition. to; each other, andits 'oftapered side guid-- ea a d th fi surfaces 7 disposed. .angularly Fdownward, and fromisaid base plate and a ing i s a s i' sur a e I d s dswnwa d y I from-the top andoutwardlyffrom'the saidfbase p a s id; Va ebaki imstn vms ts 'itq which: mien? in generaljjcon fvalves of the"character described,

throug'hfcoinprising, a base plate and a valve 1 0mg plate disposed'oneover the other, said v -base1plate having the front end provided withinwardly tapered surface edge, a pair of tapered guidingmeans' connectedat the top and the sides of said base plate and a tapered locking platemeans connected at .the" rear end of the said base plategand adjacentlypositioned to the said tapered guiding means; said valve locking platecomprising, a pairl'of tapered; sides/adapted to engage'jQthesidizuiding"frneansf'and a 'rear tapered end adapted to engag'e thesaidtapered locking platepf the said baseplate, and locking meansconnected to thefsaid valve locking plate said in ard y tapered surfaceat the ens jsih ft A a,

frontjend of said base'{ plate' and means connected to the -said-valvelocking plate and the said baseplate to control their? relativepositions; caus- 7 ing the said valve lockingplateto beheld firmly 3'.jIn the devices *o'fth character described "adaptedtobeused'forcontrolling the flow of the ,g ,fluidtherethrough; comprising abase plate and 'a'jv'alvelocking plate'disposed one over the'other, 40

the combination of;ia frame structure, said'base plate positioned g uponthe saidframe structure, having -tape redguiding and locking meansprovided uponitsfsides, there'ar and the front ends thereoff'sald valve"-lockin'gplateslidably positioned upon said base plate-havirig'itssides, the l front end the rear end provided'withtapered v lockingmeans engaging the said 'base' plate, and

' valve f'controlling means "connected to the saidr "frame and thesaidvalve locking plateadapted to control its position upon'said baseplate and thus 1 controlling the "flow ofthe said fluidthere- -th ou hlj 11; l

4; In avalve of the character described, a pair ,ofplates slidablypositioned one over-the other, 5

comprisingfa base plate-means and thevalve loclging plat'efmeans;side"guiding mjeans positioned at the sides of the saidbase plate means andthe said valve'-locking}means,'thus causing the said plates tobe'held inengaged position; a semi circuIa'r lockingmeans positioned at the 1front and-the :rearJof the--- said base'plate' means andthe said valveplateilocking means adapted J to lock the said plates in position, andgearcontrollingr'n'eans connected to the said-valve lock- *ing-plate'me'ans andthe said base plate means a to control its position over thesaid-base plate meansfguiding-it'and; lockingit in place,substantially-as describedfi r 5: Invalv'es'=of theicntmter dmmedi comprising apair of plates which are slidably'posi-t 'tioned one over theotherg a frame structure,

a base plate connected and mounted .upon said frame structura asemi-circularrear lock- 'sectionfand a semi-circular:front-lockingadapted forcontrolling the flow of the fluid there- 15 in positioniaridlockedjin place, while control 35 a ling thefl'ow oi. the fluid throughthe said valve.

plate connected to said base plate, a pair of side guiding barsconnected to said base plate, a closing plate positioned upon said baseplate, comprising, a semi-circular front section adapted to engage saidrear locking section of said base plate, a semi-circular rear sectionadapted to engage said front locking plate of said base plate and a pairof tapered guides adapted to engage the said side guiding bars of saidbase plate, and closing plate controlling means connected to saidclosing plate and said frame for controlling and holding in positionsaid closing plate over said base plate, of said valve, substantially asde- 5 scribed.

FRANK V. BARYCZ.

